Ahmet, Half Magic, my 1975 25 Mk 1 always seems to have a small amount of bilge water, but as boldly as I can check, it always appears to be fresh water, which I suspect works its way through voids between the deck and hull, small cracks in the cockpit coaming or some other source. My boat has had a slight “smile” since I purchased it in 2001, and I had an incident entering the channel at Cuttyhunk where I marked some submerged rocks with a bit of blue paint (just as a reference point for fellow mariners), but the keel/hull joint hasn’t seemed to weep water, either on the mooring or underway. Half Magic had a Vire engine before I bought it, but the previous owner switched to an outboard and plugged all the inboard related through hulls prior to my purchase of the boat.
On a separate note, I’ve got a new boat under contract (35 Landfall) and Half Magic may be on the market soon. I noticed in some of your earlier posts that you were asking about sails for racing/cruising. I have two mainsails for my 25, one is a North NorDac racing Main and the other a decent Thurston cross cut dacron (older). I’ve kept the racing main just for that purpose and it have very limited use. Additionally, I’ve got a 150 North Norlam Genoa with VERY low usage since Buzzards Bay tends to be more of a 15-25kt body of water whenever I’ve taken the boat out for racing. My other two jibs are a bit older, a 135 Newport dacron sail and the other is a Mylar 100% Thurston, both are serviceable but not new and crisp like the others. If you want to discuss any of these sails for your boat, I’m happy to do so… Best regards, Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic C&C 25 Mk 1 1975 Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 11:46 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Sailnomad <sailno...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Water Ingress ?? When tabasco (c&c25 with an outboard) is on the dock, there is absolutely no water coming in. When I am out, even motoring, I get some water in, maybe 2 quarts an hour, even in calm seas. I am in the process of replacing some rusty keel washers, but the nuts seem to be tight and I have no "smile". I have a hard time believing that so much water is seeping through the keel bolts. Does anybody have any other logical explanation besides pressure created on the leading edge of the keel ? I have no stuffing box. Ahmet S/V Waterdancer 43 Irwin MKII I S/V Tabasco C&C 25 Winthrop, MA, USA
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